CONSERVATIONCONSERVATION OFOF PALMPALM LEAFLEAF MANUSCRIPTSMANUSCRIPTS
BYBY Dr. P.PERUMAL, CONSERVATOR and LIBRARIAN SARASVATI MAHAL LIBRARY, THANJAVUR.
1 WRITING MATERIALS
STONE LEAVES-PALMLEAF
BARK
BRICKS WOODEN PLANKS
SKIN LEATHER
METAL PARCHMENT VALLUM
BONE CLOTH
PAPER
2 TYPES OF PALMLEAF
SHRITALA (CORYPHA UMBRACULIFERA)
PALMYRA (BORASSUS FLABELLIFER)
LONTAR (CORYPHA UTAN)
3 PREPARATION OF PALMLEAF FOR WRITING
SELECTION BURNISHING SEASONING WRITING BLACKENING DHADURA WITH LAMP SHOOT COCINA INDICA WITH LAMP SHOOT TURMERIC
GUARD JACKFRUIT, MANGO,BAMBOO BINDING THREAD, NARASAM
4 FACTORS OF DETERIORATION
PHYSICAL FACTORS
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
CHEMICAL FACTORS
HUMAN FACTORS
5 PHYSICAL FACTORS
HEAT
MOISTURE WATER
LIQUID
6 BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
FUNGUS
INSECTS WORM (GASTRALUS INDICUS)
COCKROACH
TERMITES
RODENTS 7 CHEMICAL FACTORS
DUST
POLLUTION
OXIDATION
8 HUMAN FACTORS
INNOCENCE AND NEGLIGENCE
ROUGH HANDLING
IMPROPER STORAGE
REPAIRING WITH SCOTCH TAPE
WRITING WITH INK
9 PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION
CLEANING GENERAL SOLVENTS GAURDING PROPER THREAD FOR BINDING
COVERING WITH CLOTH BOXING OILING
10 STORAGE
BUILDING PROPER LIGHTING PROPER VENTILATION CUBBOARD PROTECTIVE MEASURES WOODEN WIRE MESH METAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS
PERIODICAL CHECKING AIR CONDITIONING
11 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REPELLENT TRADITIONAL MATERIALS CHEMICALS FUNGUS REPELLENT TRADITIONAL CHEMICAL CONTROL OF FUNGUS FUMIGATION & INSECTS ORDINARY VACCUM VACCUM
12 INDIGENOUS INSECT REPELLENTS
NEEM LEAVES
NEEM SEED
TOBACCO
CAMPHOR
BLACK CUMIN
SWEET FLAG
SNAKE SLOUGH
13 INSECT REPELLENTS USED IN SARASVATI MAHAL LIBRARY
SWEET FLAG -1 PART
BLACK CUMIN -1 PART
CLOVES -1/4 PART
PEPPER -1/4 PART
BARK OF CINNAMON -1 PART
14 ANCIENT ARCHIVES TEMPLES EVENT OF SUNDARAR 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40